Can corporate social responsibility and environmental citizenship be employed in the effective management of waste?. Case studies from the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 764-774

  Tudor, T L ^a   Bannister, S ^b   Butler, S ^c   White, P ^d   Jones, K ^e   Woolridge, A C ^a   Bates, M P ^a   Phillips, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c St Lawrences Hospital Bodmin   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^e PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Environmental citizenship; Healthcare waste management; Medical waste minimisation; National Health Service

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; OPTIMIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE WASTE MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL WASTE MINIMISATION;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; OPTIMIZATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CITIZENSHIP; HEALTH CARE; SURVEY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CITIZENSHIP; CONCEPT FORMATION; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INTERVIEW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38949212919     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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